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February 4, 2013Story shared from Cornell Daily Sun.
As a part of a presentation Thursday to new members of sororities and fraternities, Mike Dilbeck, founder and president of the Response Ability Project, encouraged Cornell students to speak up in dangerous situations.
In his presentation, Dilbeck talked about bystander intervention, or being in a dangerous situation where you “wanted to intervene and didn’t.”
Speaking from personal experience, Dilbeck said that he became aware of bystander behavior around him when one of his close friends did nothing when Dilbeck was bullied in middle school.
Dilbeck said that all of his stories — relating to bullying, hazing, sexual violence, alcohol and drug abuse, discrimination or just “everyday life” — could be taking place on Cornell’s campus right now.
He also noted that these types of behaviors are not limited just to Greek life, but could take place in all types of student organizations. He added, however, that his information was important for members of the Greek community to hear because of recent chapter closings, hazing allegations and hospitalizations within Cornell’s Greek life.
Travis Apgar, associate dean of students for fraternity and sorority affairs, agreed with Dilbeck, saying that the presentation “could not be any more relevant to the campus culture and community at this time.”
What are you teaching your children to do when they see someone else being bullied?
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